somethingnew wrote:
amfan1 wrote:
followthedream wrote:
You didn't address my questions. What do you want to do about it? Do you think all white males who play the guitar should be barred from auditioning? Do you think they should be penalized for being white and playing the guitar? Do you think those who are NOT white males and don't play the guitar should be given an advantage because of their gender, race or lack of ability?
Is THAT fair? The one who gets the most votes wins. What could be more fair than that? Why level the playing field just because the minority are not getting what they want?
The only one of the past 5 winners I have liked has been Cook, but that doesn't mean I think they should change the game because I can't win. I would hate to see them start using discriminatory practices just because the majority of votes are going to a white male who plays the guitar.
Handicapping a certain "type" of contestant to level the playing field is just wrong. Maybe some viewers want a different "type" to win, but obviously the ones who vote the most don't.
What exactly is "amiss"? Everyone's favorite hasn't won? Life is like that. In the real world, everybody doesn't get a trophy
The only reason I did not answer your question...."What do we do about it"......is we have discussed it in length even more than this topic.....the voting system must change!
I truely believe in limited voting and that would welcome or encourage many more to vote, many more to "stick to who they like", and many more would vote for who was the best that night!
All these things would change who gets the lowest vote total each week and would, in my opinion, eliminate the "Shocker" weeks and the person who does best week to week would make it to the Finale week where again, maybe the better performer would win.
ALSO.......MAYBE in this scenerio PHILLIP would STILL have won but this is more "FAIR"!!
Musicians who change up songs, who don't sound karaoke, who don't sing the same old songs that have been already done on the show, and who sing more current songs when they have a wide song selection option, tend to win the show.
These musicians tend to be 'guitar players' because this is the US and the guitar is probably by far the most commonly played instrument over the past many decades.
These are also contestants who start the competition knowing exactly who they are as musical artists who have strong ideas about which songs they will perform.
There is no reason to think changing the voting rules or means of voting is going to greatly change this outcome.
The one thing I will buy into is........TRENDS..............Maybe (?) this is just a trend and I can accept that.
It has been accepted by most that.......A Male Rocker cannot win......a Female Rocker surely has no chance of winning.....A Male R&B singer might go far but cannot win.......a Bluesy Female Artist cannot win.......the trend now is a Female will have to be Out-Of-This- World to beat a Male.
Is this good for the show? At the start of this season only TWO had any chance of winning (Colton or Phillip).
Next year the "perception" will be even greater......just look at the Top 10, eliminate everyone except one type of contestant, DOES THAT MAKE IT FUN?
It is a trend that is not a good thing!
